Registration of Foreigners in India 

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However, we shall not be liable for inaccurancy and for  content being not updated .

Guests are requested to do  their due deligence,before acting upon the same.

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Foreigners who enter India with a visa valid for more than 180 days are required to register with the nearest foreigners registration officer within two weeks of their arrival even if they do not plan to stay for more than 180 days. Registration is required only once during the validity of visa. They may leave the country and re-enter as many times as they desire provided the visa is multi-entry. However, they are required to surrender their registration certificate at the time of their final departure from India.

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Extending your Visa: Tourist Visas can be extended by three months at the

foreigners’ registration office at 

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Chandigarh

Phone: 2741900 Ext. 2226 and 2259.

Address: First Floor, Police Headquarters Buildings, Section-9, Chandigarh.

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This can also be extended at New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Calcutta and by the Superintendent of police at the district headquarters at various places in India. You will need 4 passport size photographs to obtain the extended visa. Even though a valid visa may be for more than 6 months, the duration of stay in India, for each visit on a tourist visa or business visa is only for a period of 6 months. Visa is given for a period for which passport is valid. Validity of all visas is counted from the date of their issue.

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Form C

 

Any Hotel/ Guest House/ Dharmashala/Individual House/ University/ Hospital/ Institute/ Others etc. who provide accommodation to foreigners must submit the details of the residing foreigner in Form C to the Registration authorities within 24 hours of the arrival of the foreigner at their premises. This will help the registration authorities in locating and tracking the foreigners. This document provides the functionality of registration process of Hotel/ Guest House/ Dharmashala/Individual House / University/  Hospital/ Institute/ Others etc. owners for Form-C.

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Guidelines for Foreigners Visiting India

 

Guidelines for foreigners visiting india Foreigners may visit restricted/protected areas only after obtaining a valid permit as your entry visa alone does not allow travel to these areas Foreigners coming from or through Yellow Fever countries must be able to produce a valid vaccination certificate.

 

 

The Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act bans all forms of wildlife trade.

 

Violations of the provisions of the Act are punishable with heavy fines and imprisonment. Foreigners are, therefore, advised not to buy any wildlife or wildlife products or derivatives-specially ivory articles, fur and skin articles derived from wild animals such as Shahtoosh.

 

 

Please note that buying, selling, using or being in possession of psychotropic drugs or any other narcotic substance while in India is a cognizable offence punishable by imprisonment.

 

Foreigners visiting India who hold long-term visas (more than 180 days) are required to register their presence in India with the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO), except for the following categories of foreigners who are exempted:

 

US nationals holding 10 year tourist/business visas, provided their continuous stay in India during each visit does not exceed 180 days. Foreigners of Indian origin holding 5 year multiple entry 'X' visa with an endorsement that "continuous stay should not exceed 180 days during each visit"

 

Foreigners holding five-year tourist visa, who are actively engaged in tourism/travel trade, desirous of visiting India frequently over extended periods for promotion of tourism, etc. provided their visas contains an endorsement that "continuous stay should not exceed 180 days during each visit". PIO card holders, if their continuous stay during each visit does not exceed 180 days. Foreigners below the age of 16 years.

 

 

If you do not fall into any of the above categories, please ensure that you register with the nearest FRRO within 14 days of your arrival in India.

 

 

FRRO addresses in major cities of India are:(Source Indian Embassy ,Kabul,Afganistan)

 

New Delhi

Email frrodli[at]nic[dot]in Phone: (11) 2671 - 1348 (Tele Fax) Address: In charge Foreigner's Registration (F&R) Branch East Block-VIII, LevelII Sector-1, R.K. Puram, New Delhi - 110 066.

 

 

Mumbai

Email: frromum[at]nic[dot]in Phone: (22) 2262 - 1169 (O) (22) 2262 - 0721 (Fax) Address: 3rd Floor, Special Branch Bldg., Badruddin Tayabji Lane, Behind St. Xavier's College, Mumbai - 400 001

 

Kolkota

Email: frrokol[at]nic[dot]in Phone: (33) 2247 - 0549 (O) (33) 2283 - 7089 (Fax) Address: 237 Acharya Jagdish Chandra Bose Road, Kolkota - 700 020

 

Chennai

Email: frrochn[at]nic[dot]in Phone: (44) 2345 - 4970 (O) (44) 2345 - 4971 (Fax) Address: Shastri Bhawan, 26, Haddows Road Chennai - 600 006

 

Amritsar

Email: frroasr[at]nic[dot]in Phone: (183) 250 - 8250 (O)

Address: 123-D Ranjit Avenue, Amritsar - 143 001.

 

Bangalore

Commissioner of Police: (80)2260707, 2256242 Ext. 222 DCP Intelligence: (80)2200920, 2256242 Ext. 291

 

Chandigarh

 

Phone: 2741900 Ext. 2226 and 2259. Address: First Floor, Police Headquarters Buildings, Section-9, Chandigarh.

 

 

Certificates of registration issued by the Registration Officers should be surrendered to the immigration officer at the port/check post of exit from India. You can also surrender the certificate, just prior to departure, to the FRRO who issued the certificate to you, but in this case, please get a receipt from the FRRO which you would need to show to the immigration authorities at the point of departure from India. Please note that registration is required to be done only once during the validity of a visa irrespective of the number of times the foreigner leaves/reenters India on multi-entry facility

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Download Guidelines for Online Filing of foreigner Registration

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